Category Archives: Consumer Education Resources
Just Starting Out? How to Be a Millionaire When You Retire
The Wall Street Journal ran an article last spring about the benefit of starting to save earlier, rather than later. The article was aptly titled, College Graduates, You Need to Start Saving Now and is worth a quick read. http://on.wsj.com/HVGCxt. … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Credit Blog, Consumer Education Resources, Saving and Investing, Saving Money
Tagged College graduates, saving
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Deal Hunting Online & Off
Looking for deals in all the wrong places? Let Consumer Reports tell you the best places to buy, online and off! Continue reading
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Unemployment Benefits
If you’ve been laid off from your job you may be entitled to collect unemployment benefits while looking for a new job opportunity. Unemployment compensation is paid by the State and Federal Government to workers who’ve become unemployed through no … Continue reading
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Protecting Your Identity and Your Credit
Millions of Americans fall victim to Identity theft each year. Use these resources to inform and protect yourself and your loved ones against identity theft. Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Education Resources, Scams, US Government Resources, Your Credit
Tagged Identity Theft
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Scam Alerts from the Federal Trade Commission
The FTC maintains an extensive and up-to-date resource center on the scams that predatory individuals and companies are trying to pull off every day. Check them out for scam alerts covering: Credit Cards Secured Credit Card Marketing Scams Managing Your … Continue reading
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Using Credit Wisely
Most of us are familiar with credit. We have credit cards, a car payment or a home loan. We might have financed our education with student loans. The problem is that, for many of us, we never learned to use … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Credit Blog, Consumer Education Resources, Personal Finances, Your Credit
Tagged Consumer Education, Credit, Credit Cards, Loans
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Keeping Your Home When You Fall Behind on Your Mortgage
The following information is reprinted from the Federal Trade Commission website. Click here for this article on their site or download the PDF version of the article for off-line review or printing. Mortgage Payments Sending You Reeling? Here’s What to … Continue reading
Posted in Consumer Education Resources, Foreclosure, Real Estate, US Government Resources, Your Home
Tagged Avoiding Foreclosure, HAMP, HOPE, Making Home Affordable, Mortgage, Short Sales
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Government Resources for Consumer Credit Education and Awareness
The US Government is the Number 1 source of consumer credit education and awareness information through any number of government websites. This page provides a directory of some of the more relevant government offered consumer credit information: The Federal Trade … Continue reading
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Tagged IRS, Taxes
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